Brentwood, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- BMC § 17.620.016(C)(4)(b)
- Front/unfenced side yard
- RVs, boats, trailers prohibited
- Side/rear yard height limit
- 12 feet maximum
- Screening required
- Solid 6-ft fence or screened wrought iron/chain link
- Access driveway curb cut
- Requires encroachment permit
- Living/sleeping in unit
- Prohibited at all times
Summary
Brentwood lets homeowners store an RV, boat, trailer or motorhome in a side or rear yard, but never in a front yard or unfenced side yard. Side and rear yard storage caps height at twelve feet and requires a solid six-foot fence or screened wrought iron or chain link fence.
C. Residential District. ... The parking or storage of a vehicle or similar equipment is permitted in any residential district subject to these regulations. The vehicle or equipment must: 1. Not be used for living or sleeping; ... ... 4. Comply with the following: ... b. ... If stored within a side or rear yard, the vehicle (including a trailer, recreational vehicle (RV), motorhome, boat, boat mounted on a trailer, or similar equipment) must: i. Not exceed twelve feet in height, ii. Be stored behind a solid six-foot fence, or other wrought iron or chain link fence with screening material on it, iii. Not be used for living or sleeping, iv. If the property has an access driveway for vehicle storage in the side or rear yard, the curb cut to the access driveway requires an encroachment permit and the property owner must maintain the required percentage of landscaped area under Section 8.36.030(B), Residential landscaping requirements—Structures completed after the year 1987. A vehicle may not be parked or stored on the access driveway.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4604307; v5 updated 2025-12-09).
Full Breakdown
016 governs where residents may park or store recreational vehicles, boats and trailers on residential property. Under subsection C, a trailer, RV, motorhome, boat, or boat on a trailer cannot go in a front yard or unfenced side yard at all; that space is reserved for passenger vehicles, motorcycles, motor scooters and light trucks. b sets three concrete conditions. First, the stored unit cannot exceed twelve feet in height. Second, it must sit behind a solid six-foot fence, or behind wrought iron or chain link fencing fitted with screening material, so it is not visible from the street.
Third, nobody may live or sleep in the unit while it is stored. 030(B) for structures completed after 1987. Critically, the access driveway itself is off-limits for parking or storage; the vehicle has to be off the driveway surface. Every stored vehicle or trailer, wherever it sits, is also barred from being used for living or sleeping and cannot be stored in a manner the city determines unsafe. Vehicles requiring a Commercial Class A, B, or C license to operate are not permitted in any residential district under this section at all.
Violations & Fines
Code enforcement issues correction notices for RVs, boats or trailers stored in violation of Section 17.620.016, typically an over-height unit, one without required screening fencing, or one occupying the access driveway itself. Continued noncompliance can be cited as a municipal code violation and, if the vehicle is inoperative or abandoned, may trigger abatement under Chapter 10.20's separate abandoned vehicle process.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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